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Ford to invest more than $100,000 to launch Ford College Community
Challenge (C3) program in four countries, supporting student-led
projects that empower and improve communities
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Over the past eight years, Ford Motor Company Fund has provided more
than $1.7 million globally to student teams awarded C3 grants
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Project runs in partnership with Ford Motor Company, the Ford Motor
Company Fund and global non-profit organisation Enactus
Company Website:
http://corporate.ford.com/
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates & PRETORIA, South Africa -- (Business Wire)
Ford Motor Company Fund is expanding the Ford College Community
Challenge (C3) to Africa, offering universities in four countries the
innovative global program that empowers students to improve their
communities through sustainability projects.
Ford Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, will invest more
than $100,000 to launch the C3 program in Africa. Under the program,
student-led community projects will be chosen in Ghana, Kenya, Morocco
and South Africa that address critical local needs and create a more
sustainable place to live and work.
“Education is a cornerstone of Ford Fund’s commitment to a better
world,” said Jim Vella, president, Ford Motor Company Fund and Community
Services. “Through programs like Ford C3, we are able to help accelerate
educational innovation, and empower students to become transformative
agents of change in their communities.”
Introduction of the C3 program builds on Ford’s increasing community
presence in the Middle East and Africa region.
“As we expand in Africa, we are delivering on our commitment to create a
better world by improving the communities where we do business,” said
Jim Benintende, president of Ford’s Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.
Ford is collaborating on the program with Enactus, a global NGO that
brings together students, academic professionals and business leaders
who are committed to using entrepreneurial action to improve lives.
As part of the C3 program, university students are required to take the
leadership role in all aspects of their project, from design to
implementation. Project scope is virtually unlimited, and innovation and
creativity are actively encouraged. Potential areas of focus include
alternative energy, environmental sustainability, agriculture, mobility,
water conservation or economic development.
Over the past eight years, Ford Fund has provided more than $1.7 million
to student teams awarded Ford College Community Challenge (C3) grants.
In 2014, the C3 program expanded internationally for the first time,
partnering with Enactus to include communities in Brazil and China. Ford
Fund invests more than $8 million a year in education initiatives,
one-third of its annual financial support
Enactus mobilizes 1 700+ university programs in 36 countries. An annual
series of regional and national competitions provides a forum for teams
to showcase the impact of their outreach efforts and to be evaluated by
executives serving as judges. National champion teams advance to the
prestigious Enactus World Cup to experience excellence in competition,
collaboration and celebration. The 2015 Enactus World Cup will be held
in Johannesburg, South Africa 14 – 16 October. To learn more about
Enactus, visit www.enactus.org.
About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in
Dearborn, Michigan manufactures or distributes automobiles across six
continents. With about 194,000 employees and 67 plants worldwide, the
company’s automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company
provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more
information regarding Ford and its products worldwide, please visit www.corporate.ford.com.
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Contacts:
Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa
Alisea Chetty
+27 12 842
2707
achetty2@ford.com
or
Ford
Motor Company Fund
Todd Nissen
+1 313 322 4898
tnissen@ford.com
Source: Ford Motor Company
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